I shudder to think of it...to think I will have only one more chance to see my Pasha before he's gone (unless he signs an extension). The thought is hard to swallow. I HAD two years, but now with this I'll only have one.

Crazy to think poor Gustavsson might not ever play a game as a Wing, and that Homer will be gone when the lockout is over. Who says Monster will be here in 2013, if we lose the season? I feel certain Homer won't be.

This sucks.

Edited by puckloo39, 05 September 2012 - 09:21 PM.

“Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention."

Oh, that stick measurement thing was so funny! I remember right after the refs ruled Dom's stick legal all the guys on the bench made a big show of changing sticks and grinning evilly while the Avs coach was shooting death glares at everyone!

Measure this, Hartley. What an idiot, he got what he deserved for being a slime-ball and trying to pull the stick measurement thing on Dom. He is no longer an NHL coach, as it should be.

I loved how Dom skated over to the bench to retrieve his LEGAL stick, gesturing to Kerry Fraser and nodding his head like, "Give it here, mmm-hmmm, yep, I told you it was fine." LOL~ If they meant to get Dom off his game, it didn't work, did it? One of my favorite series of all time, Wings v. Avs 2002.

The rest of this story is that Bob Hartley's son was/is a goalie, and a big Hasek fan. Hartley asked Dom for an autographed stick for his son, which Dom signed and sent to him. He sent a new stick, factory spec, which came with an untrimmed blade... slightly wider than was allowed in the NHL at the time. One can assume Hartley was too stupid to know that Dom and most other goalies shave the blades down to legal and hand-tape them prior to using them in a game.

Afterward, Dom was so sly, saying "Well, I can see how he might have thought I play with too big blade, but no... I take care of that before going on the ice, like the rules say." I do not put it past Dom to have intentionally sent the factory stick, so Hartley would make that mistake -- probably giving Dom too much credit, but it was funnier than Hell, anyway, to me.